her parents came to the state of the union, sat in the backs upstairs with first lady, michelle obama and the president used that situation to not just about the 15-year-old girl, but about newtown, connecticut, aurora, colorado to make his pitch for gun control. take a listen. >> ida's parents nate and cleo are in this chamber tonight along with more than two dozen americans whose lives have been torn apart by gun violence. they deserve a vote. >> reporter: now we've looked at the numbers, though, and more than 800 guns have been seized here in chicago this year, that is nine times what's been seized in new york city and yet there's been 41 gun-related, shooting-related murder in the city. that is leading conservative critics to say, well wait a second, gun control may not necessary leak the answer, there is a broader problem here. so when the president gets back to washington after this speech what he's looking at is the possibility of maybe getting universal background checks which have bi-partisan support on capitol hill. it will be very hard for him to get a ban on assault weapon